Roundhouse, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops
United States historic place in Martinsburg, West Virginia. Added to the National Register in 2003, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Martinsburg Shops is a historic industrial district in Martinsburg, West Virginia. It is significant both for its railroading architecture by Albert Fink and John Rudolph Niernsee and for its role in the Great Railroad Strike of 1877. It consists of three contributing buildings, one of which is the oldest covered roundhouse in the United States. The presence of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company in Martinsburg dates back to the late 1840s, when the first engine and machine shops were erected for the expanding company.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | 300 East Martin Street, Martinsburg, WV |
| County | Berkeley County |
| Listed | Jul 31, 2003 |
| Reference number | 03001045 |
| Architect | Albert Fink |
| Type of place | railway roundhouse |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark, Historic Civil Engineering Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 3 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | 300 East Martin Street, Martinsburg, WV |
| Website | martinsburgroundhouse.com ↗ |
| Coordinates | 39.45925, -77.96008 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Antietam National Battlefield · 12 mi · on Park Atlas |
| Federal campgrounds nearby | Opequon Junction Hiker-Biker Overnight (Hbo) Campsite 7 mi · Killiansburg Cave Hiker-Biker Campsite 9 mi · Cumberland Valley Hiker-Biker Overnight (Hbo) Campsite 9 mi |
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Nearby in Berkeley County
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Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 03001045. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.